"Benjamin was the oldest animal on the farm, and the worst tempered. He seldom talked, and when he did, it was usually to make some cynical remark—for instance, he would say that God had given him a tail to keep the flies off, but that he would sooner have had no tail and no flies." - Animal Farm

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Down to Earth

Yesterday I cracked open Lewis' Miracles to see what else he had to say on the subject of faith, and three chapters in the results are not encouraging. I'll have more to say when I've finished, but for now I'm of the opinion that his philosophy is much more engaging when filtered through the eyes of a cynical Hell-demon.